Subgenre Sampler
Animation: 950 Films to Buy & Rent
Jane and the Dragon (TV Series) (2005)
- Weta Workshop’s magic fingerprints are all over this charming animated series adapted from Martin Baynton’s illustrated books about a…
Kong: King of Atlantis (2005)
- Although of limited appeal to older KING KONG fans, this Warner Bros animation will please the younger crowd with its tale about a clone of the big…
Little Einsteins (TV Series) (2005)
- Colourful pre–school adventurism combines sing–a–long music and participatory elements in the worldly pursuits of five young…
Madagascar (2005)
- Dir. Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Feat. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer…
- Punchy and old–fashioned animation concerning a group of animal residents of Central Park zoo in New York who have an adventure in the 'real'…
MirrorMask (2005)
- Dir. Dave McKean
Feat. Gina McKee, Stephanie Leonidas
- Inventive fantasy drama in which a teenage girl – born into a circus family – is traumatised by her mother's sudden illness and retreats…
Moral Orel (TV Series) (2005)
- Controversial, caustic parody of religious mores remixes in the Adult Swim tradition existing morally–centred shows around laregly offensive…
Mysterious Geographic Explorations Of Jasper Morello, The (2005)
- Dir. Anthony Lucas
- Visually accomplished short animation, set in a 'Victorian–style' future where steam–powered airships navigate across polluted skies and…
Piano Tuner of Earthquakes, The (2005)
- Dir. The Brothers Quay
Feat. Amira Casar
- A ten–year hiatus hasn’t dulled the Quay Brothers’ imagination for the surreal and phantasmagorical, with their latest feature an…
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
- Dir. Frank Nissen
Feat. Jim Cummings
- When a new animal comes to the Hundred Acre Woods Winnie the Pooh and his pals learn something about acceptance and understanding in this delightful…
Popetown (TV Series) (2005)
- Dir. Phil Ox
- Sacrilegious almost by definition, this SIMPSONS–style animated TV series depicts the life and times of brattish Pope in the surreal…